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Bank of Canada cuts interest rate by quarter-point to 2.5 per cent

Central bank eases monetary policy for the first time since March as U.S. tariffs continue to batter the economy
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Macklem signals ‘clear consensus’ for cut as Bank of Canada lowers key rate to 2.5%

State visit

Trump’s U.K. state visit begins with royal greeting amid tight security

While the Trumps joined King Charles and the Royal Family on a carriage ride around Windsor Castle, protesters gathered outside
explainer

What’s at stake during Trump’s second official visit to the U.K.

defence

Canada’s submarine choice could break tradition, embrace South Korea in Indo-Pacific shift

Purchasing a fleet from Seoul-based Hanwha would represent a significant pivot from American and European contractors
A model of a Hanwha KSS-III submarine at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries annual defence industry trade show in May. The South Korean company could be chosen to supply Canada with a fleet of submarines.
trade

Washington was hoping for ‘bigger’ deal with Canada than USMCA, ambassador says

Pete Hoekstra said White House wanted agreement encompassing numerous subjects, including defence
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra speaks at an event in Toronto on June 3, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)

U.S. takes first official step in launching USMCA review

Retirement

How this teacher used a $150,000 inheritance to finally stop working

Andrew is one of nine children in a family where money wasn’t a topic of particular significance
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Cozy up with knits this autumn, from delicate pieces to chunky layers

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Business and Finance

A CF-18 Hornet sits on the tarmac at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ont., on Monday June 20, 2022. The Royal Canadian Air Force says two senior officers have been charged for allegedly failing to stop a group of fighter pilots from assigning an inappropriate nickname to another member in June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
red tape

Red tape delaying deployment of new tech for Air Force, RCAF Digital Hub director says

Is $1-million enough to buy this couple a spacious townhouse north of Toronto?

Ryan Berard and Joni Cheung pose for a photo in their new home on Jim Mortson Drive in East Gwilllimbury, Ontario, Thursday, September 11, 2025. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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Business Brief: The rate stuff

A shopper at a Vancouver grocery store. Eating our vegetables is getting to be an expensive habit.

Nisga’a Nation leader touts reconciliation after Ksi Lisims LNG project gains government approvals

B.C. Premier David Eby shakes hands with Nisga'a Nation President, Eva Clayton during a Ksi Lisims LNG announcement of an environmental assessment certificate from the Government of British Columbia in Vancouver, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Teck CEO pledges to boost critical mineral refining in Canada if Anglo deal goes ahead

Teck Resources President and CEO Jonathan Price speaks at the Highland Valley Copper Mine, near Logan Lake, B.C., on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Teck Resources marked the start of construction on the Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension project that will extend the life of Canada's largest copper mine from 2028 to 2046. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Opinion and analysis

What should retirees do with their exposure to the Magnificent 7?

Frederick Vettese
Frederick Vettese

Trump is wrong. Nixing quarterly reports won’t fix Wall Street’s ‘short-termism’

Rita Trichur
Rita Trichur

Want a pipeline? Let’s use nuclear power to reduce oil sands emissions

Christopher Worswick
A view of Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Courtice Ontario on May 23, 2023. OPG staff gave The Globe and Mail a tour of the ongoing project to refurbish the four nuclear reactors at Canada’s second-largest nuclear station. Carlos Osorio for The Globe and Mail

How to build a world-class AI team when top talent is in high demand

Foteini Agrafioti
Happy young woman gives a tour of the new office space to her recently arrived female colleague

To counter Trump’s tariffs, Canada must invest in life sciences

Matthew Miller and Leyla Soleymani
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, stands with U.S. President Donald Trump as he responds to questions from reporters while posing for the family photograph during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., Monday, June 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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What should retirees do with their exposure to the Magnificent 7?

The gains of the past 15 years cannot be duplicated over the next 15 years
Frederick Vettese

Alberta rejigs industrial carbon pricing to allow technology investments

New research suggests Alberta's oilsands are releasing potentially hazardous compounds into the atmosphere at rates dozens of times higher than official estimates. A dump truck works near the Syncrude oilsands extraction facility near the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., on June 1, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
nine to five

Can I be forced to use a vacation day for a medical or dental appointment?

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Ottawa’s new take on bare trusts has big exemptions but some issues persist

Tax, Tax Form, Financial Bill, Magnifying Glass, Mathematics

Small businesses in Canada are falling behind on loans, report says

Equifax Canada's latest business credit trends report says more than 286,000 businesses missed at least one credit payment in the second quarter, up 5.6 per cent from a year ago. People make their way around the Rideau Center shopping centre on Boxing Day in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing charged with aggravated murderVideo1:48

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Pilot narrowly avoids soccer fields, pickleball courts to safely land after plane loses power

Trump vows crackdown on left-wing groups after Charlie Kirk’s assassination

How this teacher used a $150,000 inheritance to finally stop working

Number of GTA homes being taken over by lenders is skyrocketing

Some cities declare states of emergency over public disorder triggered by fentanyl crisis

Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades

This bond ETF has returned 9.36% so far this year - and I’m now recommending it as a cautious buy

Cozy up with knits this autumn, from delicate pieces to chunky layers

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Dr. Rébecca Robillard

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Teck and Anglo American’s deal, Carney’s fast-tracked projects and Wealthsimple’s data breach apology: Must-read business and investing stories

Teck's QB2 open pit copper mine in Chile. The miner agreed to sell the company to Anglo-American partially to drive the viability of the asset.

Bryan Adams, a rocker till he dies, hits the road to support his new album, Roll With The Punches

Bryan Adams’s Canadian tour started in Kamloops, B.C., on Sept. 11 and ends in St. John’s, on Oct. 15.

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Displaced Palestinians in Gaza City move south as Israel launches its ground invasion.
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Morning Update: Israel’s ground invasion pushes into Gaza City

Rushed crash safety measures creating new risks, Ontario daycare operators say

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Morning Update: Carney’s House of Commons clash

World

Tyler James Robinson, shown in a handout video screen grab from Utah State Courts.

Suspect in killing of Charlie Kirk charged, prosecutors will seek death penalty

Foreign lab tests show Navalny was poisoned, wife says

Britain prepares for Trump’s arrival with pomp and protests

Politics

Minister of Finance Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 15, 2025.

Ottawa to table budget on Nov. 4, Finance Minister says

Scott Moe says solving trade war with China will be ‘sensitive and delicate dance’

Politics Insider: Freeland to serve as Canada’s envoy to Ukraine

Sports

Team Canada hockey icon Marie-Philip Poulin and her dog Arlo. Poulin is set to make her fifth Olympics appearance in February at Milano-Cortina.

Marie-Philip Poulin’s dog Arlo has given her a greater perspective on life

Carter Hart won’t return to Flyers after sexual assault acquittal, general manager says

Blue Jays hope to get shortstop Bichette back during playoffs

Style Advisor

Designer Caroline Mangosing taps her Filipino roots for a new fashion venture

Designer Caroline Mangosing taps her Filipino roots for a new fashion venture

Anna Wintour names Candice Bergen’s daughter Chloe Malle as Vogue successor

What Montreal’s summer fashion festival says about its status as Canada’s fashion capital

Health & Fitness

Older adults are at greater risk of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, requiring that they pay closer attention to their daily intake of micronutrients.
food for thought

Over 50? Focus on getting enough of these four nutrients

Leslie Beck

We lose muscle power as we age. Here’s how to stay strong and fast

joy diaries

For comic Mae Martin, the improv stage is bliss

Real Estate

Mount Dennis Early Learning and Child Care Centre, Toronto. Design by CS&P Architects Inc. in joint venture with Coolearth Architecture Inc.
the architourist

Baking cookies in Toronto’s first net-zero child-care centre

Dave LeBlanc
done deal

Calgary loft owner, forced to sell condo because of job transfer, takes $4,900 loss

opinion

The search for the next generation of stewards of this Vancouver heritage jewel

Kerry Gold

Drive

Mazda Canada incoming CEO Amy Fleming stands in front of a new vehicle during an Empowering Auto event in Toronto in August, 2025. Fleming says the key to success these days is being able to quickly pivot and offering customers all the powertrain options.

Mazda Canada’s incoming CEO pivots plans as EV mandates, tariffs challenge the automaker

opinion

As a former traffic cop, I see the evidence first-hand – speed cameras aren’t a tax grab, they make cities safer

Sean Shapiro
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How a Quebec town fought to keep its ER open and welcomed foreign workers

Martine Riopel, cancer survivor and client of the Rivière Rouge emergency services and her lawyer Carl-Éric Therrien speak with the reporter and a former employee of the Rivière Rouge hospital on the 7th of May 2025. Story header: citizens of Rivière Rouge banded together to ensure that the governement did not shut down the emergency services at the Hospital in the small town of Rivière Rouge, Quebec.

Canadian ERs closed their doors for at least 1.14 million hours since 2019, records show

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